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Ressa's accuser vindicated with journalist's cyber libel conviction: lawyer

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 02:28 PM

MANILA - Journalist and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa's conviction for cyber libel is not an issue of press freedom but "vindication" for the reputation of businessman Wilfredo Keng, his lawyer said Monday. Read more »

Rappler's Ressa, ex-researcher get up to 6 years in jail for cyber libel

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 01:54 PM

A Manila court on Monday found acclaimed journalist Maria Ressa guilty of cyber libel over an article tagging a businessman to alleged illegal activities. Read more »

Rappler chief Maria Ressa hinatulang guilty sa cyber libel

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 06:47 PM

Itinuturing ng ilang grupo ang pagkaka-convict kina Rappler chief Maria Ressa at dating researcher na si Rey Santos bilang atake sa malayang pamamahayag. Read more »

Guilty verdict for Rappler’s Ressa

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 10:49 AM

Rappler CEO and journalist Maria Ressa and former Rappler researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. join lawyer Atty. Ted Te during a press conference after receiving a guilty verdict on cyber libel by the Manila Regional Trial Court on Monday. Read more »

Minority senators urge Filipinos to 'speak out' against 'attacks' on journalists, Duterte critics

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 11:56 AM

Opposition senators on Monday urged Filipinos to "speak out" against attacks on free press and journalists after Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and former researcher Rey Santos were convicted of cyber libel. Read more »

Maria Ressa's cyber libel conviction a 'devastating blow' to media freedom: HRW

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 02:17 PM

MANILA — Media freedom in the Philippines suffered a "devastating blow" with the conviction of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa for cyber libel over an 8-year-old article, international watchdog Human Rights Watch said.  Read more »

'Cautionary tale': Rappler's Ressa tells Filipinos to protect their rights

Gillan Ropero and Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 11:11 AM

Rappler chief Maria Ressa, who was convicted of cyber libel on Monday, urged Filipinos to guard their rights, saying her plight was a "cautionary tale" that is meant to strike fear. Read more »

Rappler chief Maria Ressa found guilty of cyber libel

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 10:58 AM

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa was on Monday found guilty of cyber libel over a 2012 article that linked a businessman to alleged illegal activities. Read more »

Rappler cyber libel case places all journalists in danger: NUJP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 08:59 AM

The cyber libel case against Rappler chief Maria Ressa will open up reporters to possible cases up to more than a decade, a group of journalists said Monday.   Read more »

No curtailment of freedom of expression amid deportation move vs Taiwan OFW: MECO

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 09:04 AM

The Philippine government's representative in Taiwan on Wednesday assured its citizens there it would not curtail freedom of expression following a supposed call for deportation of a migrant worker due to libelous comments against President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Ramon Tulfo surrenders in Manila over libel charges

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 10:04 PM

MANILA - Broadcaster and columnist Ramon Tulfo surrendered to authorities Friday, after a Manila court issued arrest warrants against him for libel. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga batas ukol sa pag-post ng retrato, video ng iba nang walang paalam

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 01:26 PM

Ayon sa abogadong si Noel Del Prado sa programang "Usapang de Campanilla," depende ito sa intensiyon ng uploader.  Read more »

Court orders arrest of slain Masbate vice mayor's wife for libel charges by Sandra Cam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 06:36 PM

The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 49's order, penned by Presiding Judge Daniel Villanueva, ordered the arrest of Lalaine Yuson for a libel charge filed by Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board member Sandra Cam. Read more »

Daily Tribune founder Ninez Cacho-Olivares pens 30

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 11:20 AM

Ninez Cacho Olivares died of a "lingering illness." She was 78.   Read more »

Prosecutor junks ex-DILG official's raps vs Maria Ressa, Rappler reporter

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 08:25 PM

In a resolution dated Sept. 10, 2019, prosecutors recommended the dismissal of the libel charges for "lack of probable cause." Read more »

Sandra Cam files libel charges vs wife of slain town vice mayor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 11:44 PM

The wife of slain Masbate town vice mayor Charlie Yuson III is unfazed by the libel case filed by Philippine Charity Sweepstakes official Sandra Cam, whom she implicated in the killing. Read more »

Kasong libel sinampa vs asawa ng pinaslang na Batuan vice mayor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 08:53 PM

Kinasuhan ng libel ni PCSO Board Director Sandra Cam ang misis ng napaslang na Batuan, Masbate vice mayor.  Read more »

Rappler allowed to file motion to dismiss cyber libel rap

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 11:11 AM

A Manila court has allowed Rappler and its chief Maria Ressa to file a demurrer to evidence for the dismissal of a cyber libel complaint filed by businessman Wilfredo Keng. Read more »

Businessman seeks P50-M damages from Rappler over 'libelous' article

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 04:22 PM

MANILA - The businessman who sued news website Rappler for cyber libel is asking for P50 million in damages over the allegedly “malicious and devastating defamation” he experienced as a result of a 2012 article accusing him of having a “shady past.” Read more »

Panelo says Inquirer.net apology 'unacceptable,' to pursue libel suit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 06:54 PM

MANILA - Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Friday turned down the apology of news website Inquirer.net stating that "it was unacceptable to me." Read more »